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Emergency Squad (1940)

1940-01-05 · 58m · EN
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DEATH-CHEATING...THRILL-CHASING...TROUBLE-SHOOTERS!

Betty Bryant is an ambitious newspaper reporter in love with Dan Barton, a member of a big-city Emergency Squad who are trained to deal with riots, cave-in, explosions, fires and other emergencies where lives are at stake. Slade Wiley, an unscrupulous tunnel builder, finds that his low bid on the Newford Tunnel project is causing him to lose a lot of money, and has underworld leader Nick Burton set off blasts to frighten the stockholders into selling their shares at a low price so he can buy up the stock. Betty is investigating the deal when Wiley and Burton take her on a "tour trip" to the tunnel.

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Edward DmytrykDirector

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William HenryWilliam HenryPeter BartonLouise CampbellLouise CampbellBetty BryantRichard DenningRichard DenningDan BartonRobert PaigeRobert PaigeChester 'Chesty' MillerAnthony QuinnAnthony QuinnNick BullerJohn MiljanJohn MiljanSlade WileyJohn MarstonJohn MarstonLt. MurdockJoseph CrehanJoseph CrehanH. Tyler Joyce, editorSam AshSam AshFiremanBarbara BarondessBarbara BarondessAda MillerHenry BlairHenry BlairAda's SonStanley BlystoneStanley BlystoneMack - Emergency Squad Sergeant

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EmergencyTunnelStockholder

Movie DNA

Genre affinityAction · Drama · CrimeTheme affinityEmergency · Tunnel · StockholderDialogue densityDramaPacingAction · ShortDirector preference259602Actor preference86095 · 164911 · 159918

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Frequently asked questions about Emergency Squad

What is Emergency Squad about?

Betty Bryant is an ambitious newspaper reporter in love with Dan Barton, a member of a big-city Emergency Squad who are trained to deal with riots, cave-in, explosions, fires and other emergencies where lives are at stake. Slade Wiley, an unscrupulous tunnel builder, finds that his low bid on the Newford Tunnel project is causing him to lose a lot of money, and has underworld leader Nick Burton set off blasts to frighten the stockholders into selling their shares at a low price so he can buy up the stock. Betty is investigating the deal when Wiley and Burton take her on a "tour trip" to the tunnel.

How long is Emergency Squad?

Emergency Squad has a runtime of 58 minutes.